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Christ Above AllThe Life and Death Battle for Protestantism in 17th-century Britain; Featuring the Lives and Works of Samuel Rutherford and George Gillespie.17th-century Britain was rocked by civil and religious disturbances and upheavals. As the Stuart monarchs slid toward Romanism and absolutism, Protestants, first in Scotland, then later in England, resisted the doctrine of "divine right of kings" as well as the Roman and Arminian principles that supported it. They asserted, first from Scripture, then by force of arms, that Christ is the King of kings and the Head of the Church. The works of two great Scots of this period, Samuel Rutherford and George Gillespie, survive to refresh our memories about this epic spiritual battle, which also resulted in memorable physical battles. These works are important primarily because the principles are still very much debated today. In addition, many of these works include some of the finest examples of Scriptural interpretation ever written. However, the great scholarly works of these men are only part of the story. Both were also pastors, and their surviving letters and sermons give a glimpse into their parish ministries. Rutherford especially was known for showing his students and congregations "the sweetness of Christ." In fact, he is far better known for his Letters than for his authoritative Lex, Rex. We have therefore chosen Christ Above All as a fitting title for this collection of works, as they show not only that Christ is over the king and the church, but that He is, above all, the object of the Christian's love and desire. The omission of other great Second Reformation and Covenanter authors is not an oversight. We simply need to limit this collection to some manageable size. We hope to add other authors in later editions. Please visit the Landmarks page for a virtual tour of some of the Covenanter memorials and historic sites in Britain. ContentsThe following is a list of the content. Where the book is available, we have included a link to it for immediate download. All files are published in the Adobe® Acrobat® Portable Document Format (PDF), which retains the look and feel of a tangible book, with precise page formatting and the ability to print a hardcopy on your local printer. In order to view PDF documents, you must have a PDF viewer. The most popular of these is the Adobe Acrobat® Reader, which is freely available. Click here to download the Adobe Acrobat® Reader. Rutherford's Pastoral Works
Rutherford's Scholarly Works
Works of Rutherford's Opponents
Gillespie's Pastoral Works
Gillespie's Scholarly Works
Biography
Related Works
Are We Missing Some?If you know of other Rutherford or Gillespie works, or public-domain biographies of them, please contact our Research Department, so that we can consider including them in this product. Also, we are very interested in finding copies of the works written by their opponents. Other Information
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